1971 |
Robert Kuok launches Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts in Hong Kong and opens first hotel , the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore . |
1981
Bill Kimpton opens the 144-room Clarion Bedford Hotel in San Francisco , introducing the contemporary boutique concept to guests and the American hospitality industry .
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1983 |
Marriott debuts lodging for business travelers with the first Courtyard hotel . |
1970 |
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1980 |
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1983 |
1983 |
Trust Houses Group and Forte Holdings merge and become Trust Houses Forte . |
Inn on the Park London , later renamed Four Seasons Hotel London , opens – considered the first upscale luxury hotel for Four Seasons . |
The Jeddah Hilton opens as the largest hotel on the Arabian peninsula . |
The opening of the Jianguo Hotel in Beijing marks China ’ s first joint venture hotel with an international hotel group , The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd . |
Westin becomes the first big hotel company to offer reservations and checkout using major credit cards . |
Masa ’ s by Masa Takayama at Bill Kimpton ’ s Hotel Vintage Court in San Francisco is among the first celebrity chef-helmed restaurants paired with a hotel . |